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SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Fierce winds have been blowing across San Diego, hitting the East County particularly hard.

According the California Highway Patrol, officers were diverting traffic off the Interstate 8 at Willows Road in Alpine Wednesday morning. High profile vehicles were forced to turn around or park on the side of the mountain, because the wind gusts were too strong and dangerous.

The CHP also reported that further east on I-8 some big rigs overturned, making it too risky to allow high profile vehicles down that same path.

The wind also caused power outages affecting thousands of residents in pockets across the East County and mountain areas, such as Boulevard, Campo, Potrero Descanso, Mount Laguna and Pine Valley.

The intense winds have caused some damage elsewhere in the county. Along Kerney Villa Road near Miramar, a tree branch fell on a SUV with a family inside. It broke the whole front windshield. No injuries were reported.

Does dry skin and hair have you feeling down this holiday season? Chapped lips, cracked skin and brittle hair are certainly not huge problems when you look at the picture, but they are daily nuisances everyone can relate to.

Does dry skin and hair have you feeling down this holiday season? Chapped lips, cracked skin and brittle hair are certainly not huge problems when you look at the picture, but they are daily nuisances everyone can relate to.

San Diego leaders are exploring new ways to fund sidewalk repairs - and it could force homeowners to foot the bill. Broken sidewalks have led to millions of dollars in injury lawsuits and with the popularity of electric scooters, the number of injuries is expected to rise.

San Diego leaders are exploring new ways to fund sidewalk repairs - and it could force homeowners to foot the bill. Broken sidewalks have led to millions of dollars in injury lawsuits and with the popularity of electric scooters, the number of injuries is expected to rise.

Roger Kelton searches through the remains of his mother-in-law's home leveled by the Woolsey Fire, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, in the southern California city of Agoura Hills. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

More Malibu residents forced to flee the Woolsey Fire are back home Monday, in time to face a rain forecast for Wednesday that raises fears of possible mudslides as the estimated date for full containment of the fire was moved back to Thursday.

More Malibu residents forced to flee the Woolsey Fire are back home Monday, in time to face a rain forecast for Wednesday that raises fears of possible mudslides as the estimated date for full containment of the fire was moved back to Thursday.